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01-10-2021 | Suicide | Original Article

Distorted Cognitions, Substance Use and Suicide Ideation Among Gamblers: A Moderated Mediation Approach

Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji, Anita Nweke, Steven Kator Iorfa, Chidi Julius Lloyd, James Edem Effiong, Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 5/2021

Abstract

Psychoactive substance users and those having irrational beliefs tend to report more suicide ideation; however, there is paucity of research on substance use and distorted cognitions in relation to suicidality among gamblers. The possibility of a moderated mediation model has not been examined. This study examines substance use as a mechanism explaining the association between distorted cognition and suicide ideation, and it seeks to determine whether this process differed for men and women. Participants were 251 persons (mean age = 23.63 years, SD = 4.72 years, 82.1% men), drawn from sports betting centres in Southeast Nigeria. They completed the Psychoactive Substance Use Questionnaire and perceived inability to stop gambling scale of Gambling-Related Cognitions Inventory and Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale. Moderated mediation analysis showed that substance use mediated the association between distorted cognitions and suicide ideation and this indirect effect was moderated by gender. Specifically, inability to stop gambling was linked to higher suicide ideation through substance use for men but not for women. Suicide prevention and intervention programmes should consider targeting substance use reduction in order to protect individuals from suicide ideation. Such potential interventions for alleviating drug use may be especially important for men.

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Title: Distorted Cognitions, Substance Use and Suicide Ideation Among Gamblers: A Moderated Mediation Approach
Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji
Anita Nweke
Steven Kator Iorfa
Chidi Julius Lloyd
James Edem Effiong
Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe
Publication date: 01-10-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Suicide
Suicide
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00232-0

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